The 10th Mountain Division is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its siz
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Brigadier General Lloyd E. Jones observes troops land at Amchitka Island during the Aleutians Campaign, shortly before assuming command of the 10th Light Division.
Lt. Gen. George P. Hays assumed command after Jones fell ill in 1944.
A machine gunner and two riflemen of Company "K" of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, cover an assault squad routing Germans out of a building in the background. Porretta-Modena Highway, Sassomolare Area, Italy, March 4, 1945.
The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed for rapid deployment anywhere i
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…25 June 1948–14 June 1958 22 January 1985–present Country United States of America Branch United States Army Type Light infantry Size Division Part of XVIII Airborne Corps Garrison/HQ Fort Drum, New York Nickname The Mountaineers Motto "Climb to Glory" Colors Red and Blue Engagements World War II Operation Cottage North…
The XVIII Airborne Corps command group, led by LTG (later GEN) Lloyd J. Austin, returns home from Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009